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Boswell's Children: Art of the Biographer

Boswell's Children: Art of the Biographer

by Fleming

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Very Good+
Edition
First
Published
1992
ISBN
9781550021776
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Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1992. Hardcover. Essays, edited by R.B. Fleming. VERY GOOD+ copy, tight, clean and unmarked in a VERY GOOD+ DJ.
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Grass Roots and Water Lilies

Grass Roots and Water Lilies

by Paul Bennett

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Published
2003
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Port Hope, Ontario: Paul Bennett, 2003. Trade Paperback, VERY GOOD condition, some shelf wear, inscription on title page, otherwise clean and unmarked. "Grass Roots and Water Lilies: The Life and Work of Paul Bennett is quirky, amusing and filled with anecdotes and situations. He does not tell the story of his life chronologically, instead he bounces around topic by topic.… Read more about this item
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A Half of Two Lives

A Half of Two Lives

by Alison Waley

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Published
1983
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McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1983. First US Edition. pp. 326. Hardcover with DJ. Used book. VERY GOOD copy, minor edge wear, age discoloration, clean unmarked interior, in VERY GOOD dust jacket, a few small chips and closed tears, protected by a new clear mylar cover. A biography of renowned scholar and translator of the Japanese masterpiece, The Tale of Genji, Arthur… Read more about this item
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At Random the Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf

by Bennett Cerf

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Very Good
Published
1977
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New York: Random House, 1977. pp.306 Hardcover. VERY GOOD copy, minor shelf wear, age discoloration, straight spine, clear unmarked interior. VERY GOOD dust jacket, price clipped, small tears and chips along edges, protected by a clear mylar cover. American's most famous publisher, Bennett Cerf, looks back on his private and public life.
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The Letters of Ernest Dowson

The Letters of Ernest Dowson

by Desmond Flower and Henry Maas (editors)

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Good
Published
1967
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New Jersey: Associated University Presses, Inc./Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. 1967. pp.470. Hardcover. VERY GOOD copy, dark grey cloth boards, age discoloration, clean unmarked interior. GOOD dust jacket, creases, small tears, chipped edges esp. along upper spine), sunned spine, small stains, protected by a new mylar cover.
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Boxcar Bertha

Boxcar Bertha

by Ben L. Reitman

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Edition
Book-of-the_Month-Club
Published
1990
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New York: Amok Press, 1990. Book-of-the-month-club edition. pp.314. Hardcover. As told by Ben L. Reitman, introduction by Kathy Acker. VERY GOOD copy, bumped edges, shelf wear, age toning. GOOD dust jacket: small tears, creases, chips, protected by a new mylar cover.
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